Dotloop vs PandaDoc (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dotloop grades higher than PandaDoc: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dotloop grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dotloop
Real estate transaction management with built-in e-signatures
PandaDoc
Proposals, quotes and contracts with e-signatures and tracking
Which one is for you
Pick Dotloop if
- Fits if you are an agent closing under 10 deals while you test it
- Works for brokerages that want forms, signing and compliance in one place
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a general signing tool, as it is built around real estate transactions
- Tight if you close more than 10 transactions, because that is where the free plan stops
- Pricey if you need Premium at $34.99 a month for unlimited transactions
- Watch out: the pricing page also shows "Buy for $29 User/Month" in its header, which conflicts with $34.99
- Watch out: Teams and Business+ have no published price and start with a discovery call
Pick PandaDoc if
- Fits if you send proposals and quotes and want to see when the client opens them
- Works for deals where the client should pay the deposit as they sign
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want pricing tables, auto reminders or analytics, as they need Business at $49 a head
- Skip it if you just need contracts signed, since plain signing apps do that for far less
- Tight if you send to big lists, as bulk send, forms and recipient checks are add-ons priced through sales
- Tight if you're on Starter, which keeps the free plan's 5-template limit
- Watch out: SSO, custom roles and webhooks need Enterprise through sales, and there's no Android or desktop app
How we grade them
| 2.2GPADotloopFair | 2.0GPAPandaDocFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPremium is $34.99 a month for agents, above the dearer-quarter line of $29 for e-signature tools but nowhere near the dearest tenth at $199. | D$57 a month for three on Starter, billed yearly ($19 a head, $35 monthly), for unlimited documents but only 5 templates. What you'd pick PandaDoc for, pricing tables, auto reminders and analytics, needs Business: $147 a month for three, four times this category's middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree covers up to 10 transactions with forms, e-signing and storage. Once you pass that number, you pay. | CFree eSign covers 5 documents a month, 2 recipients each and 5 templates, with no integrations. Fine for a freelancer now and then; a team sending 20 a month is past it in the first week. The 14-day Business trial allows 50 documents. |
| Features | CLoops, MLS and association forms, clauses, audit trail and brokerage compliance tools. The listing says it is built for real estate, not general signing. | CThe editor, Word import, Stripe payments and, on Business, quotes, pricing tables, approvals and analytics. But bulk send, forms and recipient verification are add-ons priced through sales, where plain signing apps include them. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You set up loops and forms for each deal. | CThere's an iPhone app but no store rating on record. The editor does a lot, and there's real setting up before it pays off: templates, pricing tables and a content library to build. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android apps, plus 75+ real estate platform connections. | BWeb and iPhone, with HubSpot, Pipedrive, Microsoft Dynamics, Stripe, QuickBooks, Slack and Canva, Salesforce as an add-on, an API and links to ChatGPT and Claude. No Android or desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | real estate agents who sign deals inside a transaction tool | proposals and quotes that get signed and paid |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Dotloop and PandaDoc. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dotloop starts at $34.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. PandaDoc starts at $19 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and PandaDoc starts $15.99 a month lower. Of the other e-signature and proposal tools on the chart, 15 score higher than Dotloop for less, and 11 score higher than PandaDoc for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Dotloop also covers tasks, reports, online fax and pDF editing.
- PandaDoc also covers documents.
At a glance
| Dotloop | PandaDoc | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $34.99 per month for Premium ($344 per year) | $19 per user / month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Up to 10 transactions with MLS and association forms, editing, e-signing and storage of documents, task lists and the mobile app. | Free eSign plan: 5 documents a month with up to 2 recipients each, 5 templates and basic fields, with no third-party integrations. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial on the Business plan: up to 50 documents with a business email |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Dotloop | PandaDoc |
| Price read from | dotloop.com | support.pandadoc.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dotloop
- The free plan stops at 10 transactions.
- The pricing page also shows "Buy for $29 User/Month" in its header, which conflicts with the $34.99 on the Premium card.
- Teams and Business+ have no published price and are quoted after a discovery call.
- It is built for real estate; general-purpose signing needs are served better by other tools.
PandaDoc
- Starter keeps the 5-template limit of the free plan; unlimited templates, pricing tables and analytics start at Business, $49 per user / month billed annually.
- The Salesforce integration, bulk send, forms and recipient verification are paid add-ons priced through sales.
- SSO, custom roles and webhooks need the Enterprise plan, which is priced through sales.
- The free plan has no third-party integrations and limits each document to 2 recipients.
Key features
Dotloop
- Loops
- Each transaction is a loop that holds its documents, participants, tasks and activity log, with unlimited participants.
- Forms and document editor
- Uploaded PDFs or templates can be filled in, and the vendor says it has feeds from 190+ associations and hundreds of MLSs.
- E-signatures and audit trail
- Documents are signed remotely or in person from a phone or computer, with a record of every action in the transaction.
- Templates and clauses
- Reusable document templates, task templates and a clause manager speed up repeat deals.
- Mobile app
- iOS and Android apps scan documents into PDFs and let people view, edit and sign by text message.
- Brokerage compliance tools
- Business+ and Teams plans add review stages, automated compliance workflows, reporting and custom branding.
PandaDoc
- Drag-and-drop document editor
- Build proposals and contracts from blocks, import Word files and apply design themes; from Business, reuse sections from a content library.
- Quotes and pricing tables
- Business adds a quote builder, pricing tables with optional items and a product catalog that can pull products in from a CRM.
- Payments at signing
- Recipients can pay as they sign through Stripe on every paid plan, and through PayPal, Square, Authorize.net or QuickBooks Payments from Business.
- Document analytics
- Business shows when a document was opened and how far it got, with an activity timeline, reporting and automatic reminders.
- Approval workflows
- From Business, route a document to approvers, in order or as groups, before it goes out; conditional approvals cost extra on Business.
- AI assistant
- An AI assistant can edit document text, and PandaDoc connects to ChatGPT and Claude through its own app and connector.
Plans
Dotloop
Free$0
Up to 10 transactions with forms, e-signatures, document storage, task lists and the mobile app.
Premium$34.99
per month for agents ($344 billed yearly)
Unlimited transactions, task templates, clause manager, text messaging, online fax and phone and email support.
TeamsCustom
Acting on behalf of agents, custom templates, automated compliance workflows, reporting and a dedicated success manager.
Business+Custom
For brokerages: multi-office compliance, review stages, broker dashboard and visibility into every transaction.
PandaDoc
Free eSign$0
5 documents a month, 2 recipients per document, 5 templates and basic fields; no integrations and only admin roles.
Starter$19
per user / month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)
Unlimited documents and e-signatures, the drag-and-drop editor, design themes, Word import, up to 5 templates and Stripe payments.
Business$49
per user / month, billed annually ($65 billed monthly)
Unlimited templates, quote builder and pricing tables, approvals, document analytics, branding, auto reminders and CRM links.
EnterpriseCustom
Sold through sales: SSO, custom roles, redlining, conditional content for senders, webhooks and multiple workspaces.
Ways to pay less
Dotloop
- Annual discount
18% off with a yearly subscription
Premium is $34.99 a month or $344 a year, which the pricing FAQ describes as 18% off.
PandaDoc
- Annual discount
Lower price with annual billing
PandaDoc's plan comparison lists Starter at $19 per user a month billed annually against $35 monthly, and Business at $49 against $65.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dotloop or PandaDoc?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dotloop starts at $34.99 per month for Premium ($344 per year), and PandaDoc starts at $19 per user / month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Dotloop or PandaDoc?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Dotloop and PandaDoc have a free plan.
Which platforms do Dotloop and PandaDoc run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Dotloop lists an Android app. Both list a web app and an iOS app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.